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Communities Also Named Lerwick ...
We found one communities that are also named Lerwick.
There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named Lerwick.
Beyond New Brunswick.
- Communities Located In New Brunswick ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lerwick ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Blue Bell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- California Settlement
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Four Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hazeldean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Edward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Limestone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower California
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Denmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Picadilly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Rapids
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Three Brooks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tinker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker
- Upper California
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Lerwick to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lerwick to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lerwick and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 398 miles [640.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lerwick to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,194 miles [8,358.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,915 miles [9,519.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,790 miles [6,099.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lerwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Lerwick to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lerwick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8500, Longitude: -67.6167 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.007 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.044 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.349 degrees. |
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